Comparison

Dystopia for Reddit vs discourse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dystopia for Reddit

Experience Reddit with a fast, powerful, and accessible interface. Enjoy a beautiful media viewer, keyboard navigation, and real-time chat. Submit posts and images seamlessly within the app.

Highlights
  • Beautiful media viewer
  • Full keyboard navigation
  • Built-in command interface
  • Real-time chat
  • Comment reply notifications
  • Image and post submission
Features
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Dystopia is a fast, powerful, and accessible app for Reddit. Packed full of creature comforts like a beautiful media viewer and power user features like full keyboard navigation and a built-in command interface, Dystopia is a great way to use Reddit whether you're new to the site or have been there since the dark ages (back when the Narwhal was Baconing at Midnight). Upvote with just a flick, enjoy real-time chat to quickly hash things out privately, get notified when someone replies to your comments, and submit your own images and posts all without leaving the app. Dystopia is meant to be enjoyed by everyone; whether you like to use your device with a larger font size, VoiceOver, a braille reader, or Switch Control, Dystopia is convenient and natural to use.

About

discourse

This platform facilitates organized online discussions and debates, offering a structured alternative to typical social media forums. Users can engage in moderated conversations, receive criteria-based feedback on their opinions, and compete to become the most popular panelist.

Highlights
  • Organized discussions
  • Limited panel size
  • Criteria-based feedback
  • Ranking and experience
  • Debate-style format
Features
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WHAT IS DISCOURSE? We're an online forum and debate platform that promotes deep, organized discussion. We're similar to platforms like Reddit and Clubhouse, but we approach online discussion from a modern perspective. ---------------------------------------------- WHAT MAKES DISCOURSE DIFFERENT? Online discussions on other apps and websites are disorganized, messy and 1-dimensional. You can spend an hour reading a discussion and not gain any real value: it's too easy to get lost in the crowd of voices yelling over each other. Discourse aims to solve this problem by organizing discussions more like formal debates. A limited panel participates in the topic while the audience rates their opinions on a variety of criteria instead of simple likes/dislikes. At the end of the discussion, we present the results and crown the most popular panelist. ---------------------------------------------- HOW CAN YOU BENEFIT FROM USING DISCOURSE? You go to the gym to improve your bodies, but what do you do to improve your minds? Reading books, watching documentaries and educating yourself is important. But without a platform to exercise what you've learned, you're losing half its value. Build and deepen your opinions by competing with conflicting perspectives on discourse. ---------------------------------------------- WHAT ARE OUR STANDOUT FEATURES? - Limited panel size - Criteria based feedback - Organized discussions (Opening, Comments, Closing) - Ranking and experience ---------------------------------------------- WHO BUILT DISCOURSE? Discourse is built by a solo-developer/founder. We're currently a company of 1 but are looking to grow into a team that can provide you with a valuable experience. Please support us on our journey.

Screenshots

Dystopia for Reddit3 screens
discourse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: discourse at 5.0 against Dystopia for Reddit's 4.0. Dystopia for Reddit's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

discourse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dystopia for Reddit has 135 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dystopia for Reddit versus discourse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDystopia for Redditdiscourse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (135 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings135 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 23 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB27 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCarbon Fiber Dev LLCZainuddin Qazi

Customer experience

Dystopia for Reddit

All ratings130 ratings
Positive72.3%
Neutral12.3%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral17.4%
Negative17.4%

discourse

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dystopia for Reddit

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Sound doesn’t work for native Reddit videos
  • After glow login gives errors
  • Randomly closes/crashes
  • No iPad version
  • Audio follows phone silent switch
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  • Links to Reddit in comments/posts fail to open (404)
  • Not working in iPhone 15 with 'The data could not be read because it isn’t in the correct format.' error
  • Weird whirring/cricket sound when viewing news articles
  • Can’t go to a thread from profile
  • Clicking all or front page sometimes freezes the app
  • Can’t touch scroll through most videos
  • Can’t link to Reddit page
  • Login via browser doesn't return to app and log in properly

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add home page option
  • Add general search functionality
  • Add alphabet scroll bar (like Apollo)
  • Show subreddit name on front page feed
  • Customization options for colors/themes
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  • Improve UI design and font spacing
  • Add multi-reddits
  • Add favorite subs
  • Add swipe gesture customization
  • Add media playback settings
  • Add ability to copy Reddit links when they fail to open

discourse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dystopia for Reddit

No in-app purchases

None

discourse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dystopia for Reddit free?
Dystopia for Reddit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is discourse free?
discourse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dystopia for Reddit or discourse?
discourse is rated higher. Dystopia for Reddit averages 4.0 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while discourse averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dystopia for Reddit or discourse have ads?
Neither Dystopia for Reddit nor discourse shows ads.

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